Twitter users troll Joe Biden’s disastrous virtual town hall

At one point the former vice president even wandered off camera.

Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden held what became a disastrous “virtual town hall” on Friday amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The meeting, held over the Zoom video conferencing app, aimed at allowing the former vice president to speak to Illinois voters after his campaign cancelled his Chicago rally.

But the digital discussion was plagued not only by technical difficulties but also by awkward moments.

The issues first began before the meeting even started when the campaign pushed back the original start time by two hours. After an additional hour or so delay, the meeting finally began.

When Biden appeared, however, the stream quality was lagging significantly. Viewers reported choppy video and audio, making the candidate unintelligible. Even when the stream was rebooted, issues remained.

This is part of the virtual town hall the Biden campaign wouldn't post

Even in the moments where the stream was working for some, Biden, who went on to take questions from viewers, wandered out of frame awkwardly. The campaign responded by replacing the stream with the candidate’s logo.

“I don’t think the issue with this is a technical glitch,” Twitter user @jackallisonLOL said.

But not everyone was laughing at the incident. Symone D. Sanders, a senior adviser to Biden, pushed back on coverage of the town hall and accused the New York Times specifically of aiding Trump.

“The paper is working over time to make Trump sound coherent,” she said. “We are in the middle of a pandemic & he has bungled the response, but please drag us for our video conferencing software. Priorities right?”

When will the @nytimes have the same energy for Trump as they do for VP Biden? The paper is working over time to make Trump sound coherent. We are in the middle of a pandemic & he has bungled the response, but please drag us for our video conferencing software. Priorities right? pic.twitter.com/NnTHwAOk5r

The Biden team streamed a virtual town hall on Facebook. They cut it short, under 5 minutes, after Joe walked off camera, gave long incoherent answers and couldn't remember how long there was between now and November. This is fine. pic.twitter.com/ZdEN9NauHl